Adjustable dress-chart.



,739. vPatented May 27, I902.

J. H. CHUHUETTE.

ADJUSTABLE DRESS CHART.

(Application filed Dec. 12, 1901.) I

(No Model.)

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'l-NVENTDR dug-h No. 700,739. Patented my 27-, I902;

J. H. CHOQUE TTE. ADJUSTABLE DRESS CHART.

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WITNESSES Y mvEm-n'R Patented May 27, I902.

J. HQCHOOUETTE. ADJUSTABLE DRE SS GHAB'L.

(Application filed me. 12, 1901.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. CHOQUETTE, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

ADJUSTABLE DRESS-CHART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,739, dated May 27, 1902. Application filed December 12,1901. Serial No. 85,722. (No model.)

T at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. OHooUETrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Dress-Charts; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. p

This invention relates to adjustable patterns for ladies garments; and it consists in certain forms hereinafter described, composing templets united by rivets and slots, so that the several parts can be adjusted to correspond with the measurements of any particular person.

The object of my invention is to simplify the devices of this character heretofore proposed by reducing the number of parts while at the same time providing for a greater range of adjustment.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aplan View of the form for the front part of a ladys bodice. Fig. 1" shows the rear side of the upper portion of the same. Fig. 1 shows the normal position of certain parts. Fig. 2 shows the form for the underarm piece of the bodice; Fig. 3, the form -for the back of the bodice; Fig. 4:, the form for the side back-piece of the bodice; Fig. 5, the form for the sleeve.

The several parts or templets which make up the forms are constructed of thin st-ifi material, preferably cardboard. Metallic rivets and studs are used to unite the templets, and the slots in which the studs-slide are edged with metal while the holes for dotting points of measurement are bushed with metal. The edges of slender portions of the templets may be stiffened with a metal binding.

Figs. 1 andl illustrate the form for laying out the front of a bodice. It consists of ten templets of suitable shape overlapped and adjustably connected together. The main templet A has a curved front edge a, hearing a scale of inches at to indicate the length At the upper end is a curved of the front.

edge a3, which forms part of the neck-pattern. The top edge a is straight, While the edge a opposite a a is shaped on a concave curve, meeting at its lowerend a convex curve a extending up from a nearly-straight edge a substantially parallel with the edge a. The lower end of. the templetAhas a deep-pointed notch (1 having" two legs in which are formed lengthwise slots a Aslot a runs diagonally across the templet from near the upper end of the edge a to near the lower end of the edge a. Short parallel slots a lie near the upper portions of the edges 64 a. Along the slots a a are graduations marked for various breast-measures. The tempelt A is L-shaped. Its upright arm ca has a slightly-curved front edge a forming a continuation of the edge a of plate A.

The lower edge a of the plate A is straight and at substantially right angles to the edge a. From theupper side of the horizontal arm of the L rises an arm a. In the arms a a are lengthwise" slots at: Rivets 01. in the plates A A passthrough the slots a and e and permit a sliding adjustment of one plate on the other. a a forms with the notch cf the pattern for one of the darts in the lower end of the bodice. In the horizontal arm of the L'" is a lengthwise slot a with graduations indicat-- ing the differencebetween bust and Waist measure. The second dart isoutlined by the edge a of the plate A and the arm a, the upper edge of the horizontal arm of the plate A, and the adjacentedges of the plates 13 B,

the upper of which is hinged at b to the plate A, while the lower is adjustable along the upper by slots b and rivets 19 The plate B is also L-shaped, the end of its horizontal arm having a rivet b sliding in the slot (1?. Parallel with the lower edge 19 of the plate 13 is a slot 6 graduated to indicate the Waist-measure of the bodice. At the upper end of the plate B are graduations b indicating the bust-measure and denoting the points for the topof: the dart. The width of the dart can be varied by swinging the plates B B on the pivot Z). The size of the neck-opening can be varied by which is substantially rectangular in shape and has rivets c sliding in the slots a In the plate 0 is a horizontal slot 0, cooperating The opening between the arms lcd adjusting a templet C,

with a similar slot 61 in the adjacent plate D and permitting a relative adjustment of them to suit the length of the shoulder-seam. The plate D has a straight upper edge 01, converging curving side edges d and a lengthwise slightly-curved slot d permitting its adjustment with reference to a plate E, which is substantially crescent-shaped and is pivoted at e to a slightly-curved plate F, having parallel sides and provided with a lengthwise slot f. Rivets f in the plates F and A permit the plate F to he slid along the slot 0.. At the outer end of the plate F is pivoted a plate G, to which is adjustably attached a plate G, both having slightly-curved edges g g and longitudinal slots g g Graduations g on the plate G indicate the under-arm length of the bodice. The lower end of the plate G has a laterally-extending foot g carrying a rivet g sliding in the slot 19 In Fig. 1 the plates D E are shown pulled out to give a better idea of their shape. In use they lie about as shown in Fig. 1 and form the pattern for the edge of the armhole.

Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the form for the under-arm piece of the bodice. lt consists of four templets and is adjustable as to width and length. The templet H has a slightly-curved upper edge, parallel to which is a slot 71. The side edges h are gently curved, anda longitudinal slot h cooperates with a similar slot t in the templet I to permit lengthwise adjustment according to the graduations 72.3. The lower end of the plate I flares somewhat and contains a transverse slot 1'. The plates H I are very similar in shape to the plates H I and carry rivets 71. d sliding, respectively, in the slots h t" for adjustment in width according to graduations, h indicating bust-measure, and '6 indicating waist-measure.

Fig. 3 illustrates the form for laying out the back. It is composed of six plates, all

. adjustable on each other. Plate K has a substantially straight edge 7c for the middle seam of the back. Its opposite edge is diverges therefrom from the bottom upward on a curve until it meets the short upright edge kflwhich connects with the oblique upper edge a defining the shoulder-seam and meeting the short top neck portion 76*. A longitudinal slot 70 enables a narrow plate K to be slid up and down tolgive the right length to the middle seam. The lower end 70 of the plate K is flaring, as shown. Plates L L M M enable the dimensions of the back-form to be enlarged to different sizes. The plate L has two edges l Z, meeting at the same angle as the edges It. It carries rivets Z sliding in slots 10*, parallel with the edge and graduated according to the bust-measure. The plate L has one edge Z in line with the edge Z of the plate L and another edge Z parallel with the edge 70 of the plate K. By means of slots Z in the platesL L, parallel with the edges l Z and the connecting-rivets Z the length of the shoulder-seams can be adjusted.

A plate M of triangular shape with slightlyconcave edge is connected with the plates K and L, having a slot m parallel with the slots Z and engaged by a rivet 70 Graduations in along the slot m indicate bust-measure. A rivet m in the plate M engages a slot 1 parallel with the edge i of the plate L. A long narrow plate M, slightly curved, is pivoted at m to the plate It and is connected by slots m and rivets m with the plate M, so that the latter can be swung toward and away from the plate Kand slid up and down lengthwise.

Fig. 4 illustrates the side back-form, very similar in shape and construction to the under-arm form shown in Fig. 2. It is composed of two long narrow plates N N, the latter having a pronounced curve in its edge at and running up to a point by reason of its sharplyoblique upper edge a. A slot n cooperating with a rivet n on the plate N, affords adjustment in width at the upper end of the form, the slot being graduated in bust-measures. At 01 are graduations for setting the foriuto the proper under-arm length. The lower plates P P are adjustable lengthwise of the plates N N by slots 01 p and rivets n 19. They have widened lower ends adjustable laterally by a slot 10 and rivet p to agree with the waist-measure.

Fig. 5 shows the sleeve-form, composed of nine templets, all having substantially parallel sides of nearly the same width, so that the upper part of a sleeve can be drafted by following the outside of the form and the under part by following the inside thereof. The upper plate R is crescent-shaped and has two longitudinal slots 1" 1", each graduated with armhole sizes, the graduations on each slot reading from the middle toward that end of the plate. An elbow-shaped plate S has one limb provided with the slot s,coo'perating with the slot 7" to afford lengthwise adjustment of the plates R and S. The angle of the elbowplate is connected by two slotted and lengthwise-adjustable curved plates T T with the farther end of the plate R, the plates T being pivotally attached by rivets t t, the latter of which slides iathe slot 1". A plate U is pivotally attached by the rivet t to the plate T. A plate V, having a slightly-concave outer edge 1;, is adj ustably attached by lengthwise slots and rivets to the plate S. A similar plate W, having a convex outer edge w, is similarly attached to the plate U. Lateral arms '0 w on the plates V W are adjustably connected by the slot 10 and rivet Q22, the slot being graduated for the elbow-measure. Graduations 10 indicating the sleeve length, are made along the lengthwise slots in the plate W, running from the middle toward the ends of said plate. A short plate X enables the lower end of plate V to be extended, while an L-shaped plate Y, similarly extensible on the plate W, is also adj ustably connected by slot y and rivet 0a with the plate X, the graduationsy being for the hand size. When drafting the outer or upper part of the sleeve, the outer edges of the plates R and S are followed, while in drafting the under part of the sleeve the edges of the plates T T are followed.

I-Iaving'thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. A form for drafting abodice-front, coinprising the main templet A having the notch of and the slots a a 04 the plate A having arms a a, slidably connected with the plate A and having the slots at a", the plate B, pivoted to the plate A and having the slot b, and the graduations b, the plate B having the slots 1), b and slidably connected Wit-h the plates A andB,the plate 0 slidably connected with the plate A by the slots a the plate D slidahle transversely on the plate G and having the longitudinal slotd the plate E slidable on the plate D, the plate F slidable in the slot a and pivotally connected with the plate E, the plate G pivotally attached to the plate F, and the plate G slida'bly attached to the plate G and the plate B, the slots at", a and 61 being graduated for bustmeasnre, and the slot 5 for waist-measure.

2. A form for drafting the back of a bodice, comprising the plate K, the plate K slidable lengthwise thereon, the plate L slidable laterally on the plate K, the plate L slidable lengthwise on the plate 'L, the plate M slidable laterally on the plate K and in a lengthwise direction on the plate L, and the plate M, pivoted to the plate K and slidableon the plate M, the adjustmentof the plates L and M being according to bust-measures.

3. A form for drafting sleeves for garments, comprising a crescent-shaped plate R, containing longitudinal slots '2' r, an elbowshaped plate S having a longitudinal slot in each arm, two longitudinally adjustable curved plates T, T, pivotally attached to the plate S and pivotally and adjustably to the plate R, a plate U pivoted to the pivot of the plateT, plates V, W, adj nstable respectively along the plates S and U, and each'provided with a lateral arm, said arms being adjustably connected to a short plate X constituting an adjustable extension of the plate V, and an L-shaped plate Ysimilarly adjustable on the plate W and having its lateral arm adj ustably connected with the plate X.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH H. CHOQUETTE.

\Vitnesses:

AREA N. LINCOLN, ARMEL L. ANDET. 

